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PIUG 2009 Annual Conference
April 30, 2009[Story ID: 8]
The Patent Information Users Group Inc is holding its Annual International Conference for patent professionals. The topic of the conference is “Searching for Patents Beyond Your Borders”.
The details are as follows:
Dates: Saturday May 2, 2009 – Thursday May 7, 2009
Venue: Hyatt Regency San Antonio123 Losoya, San Antonio, Texas, USA 78205
Contact: +1 210-222-1234
In 2008, [...] -
IP Menu Conference Calendar
April 23, 2009[Story ID: 44]
As some of you may have noticed, there is now a Google Calendar on the IP Menu homepage summarising all the upcoming IP conferences around the world. The direct link is here. To add this calendar to your Google account, click the (+) sign at the lower-right hand corner of the calendar. -
IP Menu now on Twitter
April 23, 2009[Story ID: 45]
Managed by Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick, the POF Twitter account will bring you the latest intellectual property news. Follow our Twitter updates here. -
WIPO Reports Record Number of Cybersquatting Cases in 2008
March 31, 2009[Story ID: 46]
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has reported a record number of cybersquatting cases in 2008, with a total of 2329 complaints filed under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP), an 8% increase from 2007.
WIPO has proposed a new paperless, ‘eUDRP Initiative’ that will remove the need for complainants to submit [...] -
Up to one million pirated DVDs seized in Sydney
December 9, 2008[Story ID: 47]
As reported by the Sydney Morning Herald, NSW police recently raided a number of premises in order to disrupt a pirating ring producing counterfeit DVDs and CDs.
The five raids followed months of investigations by the police and entertainment industry organizations.
See also the account in the Australian. -
Review: Wizfolio Web 2.0
December 9, 2008[Story ID: 48]
Around a year after the release of WizPatent Express Wizpatent have released WizFolio Web 2.0.
WizFolio is a free browser-based programme which simplifies the collection and sharing of documents, references and patent information.
WizFolio collects and stores references to patents and journals and will, where possible, find the PDF for the patent or journal to [...] -
IPmenu Conference page updated
November 17, 2008[Story ID: 49]
A number of conferences and courses have been uploaded which are worthy of mention:
8 – 10 Jan 2009 – International Intellectual Property Rights Conference (Kolkata)
29 Jan 2009 – Oppositions and Appeals – The EPO Case Law (London)
30 Jan 2009 – Patents – The EPO Case Law (London)
9 Feb 2009 – Introduction to the [...] -
Trilateral group meets in The Hague
November 16, 2008[Story ID: 50]
Representatives from the European Patent Office (EPO), Japan Patent Office (JPO) and United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently met to address shortfalls in the international patent system and to discuss reforms.
Representatives of industry groups , the Institute of Professional Representatives before the EPO and WIPO also participated in the conference.
One question [...] -
Japan overhauls patent application system
November 16, 2008[Story ID: 51]
For several years, the Japanese government has been implementing measures to address long processing times and long backlogs of patent applications.
A number of reforms were put in place including the recruitment of considerable number of new examiners and the outsourcing of certain aspects of the examination process.
The new system has only recently started [...] -
US victorious against China in WTO copyright infringement claim.
October 14, 2008[Story ID: 52]
The US challenged China on three counts:
No copyright protection for works that have not been approved by censors Thresholds for the prosecution of pirated goods so high that ineffectiveUnsatisfactory disposal by authorities of pirated goods.
The US was unsuccessful on the second count. The International Herald Tribune reported that China criticized the US for [...]